Madman! Digital vs Vinyl

Anyone out there who has a great vinyl setup and a great digital setup, try this!

Bring up Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection Deluxe Edition on Qubuz for digital which includes Madman Across the Water and play it.

Then pull out your vinyl of Madman Across the Water and play it.

Please tell me which sounds better on your system and what you have for TT, cartridge and phono preamp.

I won’t bias the results by telling you what I think.

Thanks

dougthebiker03-13-2022 2:52am

jhconnor Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 58 posts 03-19-2022 at 02:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Interesting challenge- I’ll give it a shot, however, I’ve always found Madman to be a horribly recorded album. Very dark, almost veiled.
dougthebiker OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 208 posts 03-19-2022 at 05:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My speakers are very revealing GR-Research NX-Oticas with sub. TT is Well Tempered Reference with rebuilt Lyra Clavis. Schiit Freya pre with monoblock Aegirs. Currently building an Elekit TU-9600S 300B tube amp. Gryphon silver cables. Transparent phono cables from TT to phonostage. Phono's I'm considering, Herron if I could find one, PS Audio Stellar phono or Bob's devices SUT plus Sunvalley phono.
stuartk Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,729 posts 03-19-2022 at 06:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Why not choose one format, play Elton John and simply enjoy the music?
tweak1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,646 posts 03-20-2022 at 05:02pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Mad Man is a Universal Music SACD with DSD CD layer that is mostly listenable through my Audiolab CDT 6000 and Audio Alchemy DDP + PS 5 power supply